Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaWow, buy this wine. If pinot blanc needs a poster child, I'm willing to say it is among the best in the world. The details, in short, are whole cluster pressed, wild fermented, and aged on lees in a mix of stainless steel, foudre, puncheons, and older barriques. It is singing with full-flavoured lemon, pears, complex, refreshing creamy lees, and just the hint of spice at the two-year mark. Elegance and persistence with a mineral aftertaste, it will send you looking for shellfish. Drink or hold but get some.Tasted: 23 July 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$24.90
750ml
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AB
$26.85
750ml
J Webb Wine Merchants
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: Pinot BlancCSPC: 329441UPC: 626452101197
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaIt's safe to say this is one of the benchmark pinot blancs coming from the Okanagan Valley. It starts with 35-year-old vines and it's elevated by thoughtful winemaking, evidenced by the restraint and elegance on display. It's whole cluster pressed, wild fermented, and aged on lees in a combination of stainless steel, foudre, puncheons, and older barriques. And it's not rushed to bottle either. The fruit ripeness seems dialled back a notch this year, with a combination of lip-smacking lemon and crunchy pear, accentuated by a delicate touch of lees and oak spices. It's focused and precise, leading to a pithy, mineral-laden finish. At this price, you'll want to tuck a few bottles away in the cellar. This should age beautifully.Tasted: 28 July 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$24.90
750ml
winery online/direct
AB
$26.85
750ml
J Webb Wine Merchants
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: Pinot BlancCSPC: 329441UPC: 626452101197
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe 2020 showcases the estate's 35 year old Germanic clone vines to best result. This was whole cluster pressed and native fermented in a split of stainless, foudre, and French oak barrels, where it remained on fine lees, sans bâtonnage, for 5 months prior to bottling. Tight and bright orchard fruits (Asian pear, anjou pear, honeycrisp and green apples), are tautly lassoed by a lemon peel tightness, reeling this medium bodied white to a white grapefruit and saline finish. Leaner and edgier than past vintages, and all the better (food friendliness) for it.Tasted: 26 July 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$24.90
750ml
winery online/direct
AB
$26.85
750ml
J Webb Wine Merchants
Producer: Blue Mountain Vineyard & CellarsDistributors: Keystone Fine Wines Rogers & Company Grape: Pinot BlancCSPC: 329441UPC: 626452101197
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